In the article published in Acta Paul Enferm. 2016; 29(4):439-45, Carvalho RB, Nobre RS, Guimarães MR, Teixeira SE, Silva AR; “Risk factors associated with the development of metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents”, should to publish the following errata:

Substitute, in Methods section, the paragraph:

“O perímetro da cintura foi obtida usando uma medida de fita inelástica colocado sobre a pele, com o objecto em posição vertical, no ponto médio entre a ultima costela e a borda superior da crista ilíaca, no final do movimento de expiração, e classificado como proposto ao público.⁽¹⁴⁾”

For:

“The waist circumference was obtained using an inelastic tape measure placed on the skin, with the subject in an upright position, in the midpoint between the last rib and the upper edge of the iliac crest at the end of the expiratory movement, and classified as proposed to the public.⁽¹⁴⁾”

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